Antonio Brown requested release from Raiders Saturday and received it

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Oakland Raiders wide receiver Antonio Brown shows up at the De La Salle versus St. Thomas game at De La Salle High School in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. (Randy Vazquez/Bay Area News Group)

Antonio Brown posted a copy of the Raiders’ letter announcing his fine on his Instagram Story. (Screenshot from Instagram)

The Oakland Raiders new wide receiver Antonio Brown and general manager Mike Mayock, from left, attend a news conference to introduce Brown from the team’s headquarters in Alameda, Calif., on Wednesday, March 13, 2019. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)

ALAMEDA – The Raiders reached the end of the line with Antonio Brown Saturday morning, granting his request for a release, and by mid-afternoon the wide receiver had reportedly agreed to terms with the New England Patriots.

Brown requested his release Saturday morning on Instagram when he reportedly learned of new fines incurred for behavior this week. An ESPN report said he was informed that his three-year, $50 million contract was voided and his salary would be paid week-to-week.

The Raiders began practice as normal Saturday after issuing a roster that no longer contained Brown’s name and No. 84.

“We just exhausted everything,” Gruden said after practice. “We tried eery way possible to make it work . . . I’m sorry I never got a chance to see him in silver and black. Very disappointing in my career as a coach. I really looked forward to coaching him but it’s not going to happen . . . I wish Antonio the very best.”

It’s been a bumpy ride since Brown arrived in a hot air balloon on Aug. 26 and was immediately put on the Non Football Injury list (NFI) for burns on his feet resulting from a cryotherapy session in France. Brown missed nearly all of the Napa session of training camp because of the injury. He also was in a conflict over the NFL over use of a preferred helmet which had been outlawed, filing two grievances and losing both.

It ballooned into an internal conflict within the organization this week as Brown posted a fine notice from general manager Mike Mayock on his Instagram account, then got into a shouting match with Mayock at Raiders practice Wednesday.

On Friday night, Brown posted a video which included a recorded phone call with Gruden. According to a source, Gruden had no knowledge of the phone call being recorded. It’s unclear when the phone call was recorded.

The latest fine, according to ESPN, totaled $215,0783.53 for conduct detrimental to the team. That move voided $29.125 million in guarantees and essentially put Brown on a week-to-week contract. The fine stemmed from his confrontation with Mayock, and was in addition to nearly $54,000 in fines levied for two unexcused absences during training camp.

A letter from Mayock to Brown (which the receiver posted on Instagram) notifying him the earlier fines sparked the on-field shouting match Wednesday at practice.

Gruden has continually backed Brown in public settings, and in the HBO Series “Hard Knocks” as well as the Brown video, has lent a sympathetic ear. Matters of discipline, including an “all in or all out” ultimatum issued on Aug. 18 in Napa, have been addressed by Mayock.

Gruden is scheduled to meet the media Saturday before the Raiders’ last practice in preparation to face the Broncos on Monday night at the Coliseum.

Raiders quarterback Derek Carr, who made a brief statement in support of Brown on Friday, was at work the following morning preparing to move on without the man who was acquired to be be his No. 1 target in the offense, according to Carr’s brother David.

“They have no choice but to move on and get ready to play the Broncos as if he’s not on the team,” David Carr said on “Good Morning Football,” an NFL Network show. David Carr is an analyst for the NFL Network.

David Carr said Brown is a “different cat” with whom it’s hard to have a “one-on-one conversation” and that his brother was unable to reach Brown initially following the Mayock confrontation on Wednesday.

“Derek told me, ‘I’ve spent more time with this guy in the off-season than any player I’ve ever played with, with A.B. on the field, working, with him over at my house,’ ” David Carr said. “And then to just go dark on the one guy that has your back, probably as much as Jon Gruden, it’s kind of difficult.”

Amplifying on Gruden’s backing of Brown, David Carr said, “Jon Gruden, almost to a fault, has had this guy’s back the entire time and then you find yourself being wire-tapped on an Instagram post. What else do you need?”

Since Brown reportedly also failed to attend the required amount of off-season sessions, he will be out his signing bonus of $1 million as well as the more than $30 million over the next two seasons. The Raiders initially acquired Brown for third- and fifth-round draft picks from the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Brown’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said on the NFL Network his client would be shopping for a new team.

“We’re going to have to see what the market is. When you’re a free agent, it’s not always what you expect,” Rosenhaus said.” It’s what the market is. Of course, my job as an agent is to always get the best contracts for my clients. That’s no different here.”